DECLARE
verb. (-ring) 1 announce openly or formally (declare war). 2 pronounce (declared it invalid). 3 (usually. Foll. By that) assert emphatically. 4 acknowledge possession of (dutiable goods, income, etc.). 5 (as declared adj.) Admitting to be such (declared atheist). 6 (also absol.) Cricket close (an innings) voluntarily before the team is out. 7 (also absol.) Cards name (the trump suit). ? declare oneself reveal one`s intentions or identity. ? declarative adjective. Declaratory adjective. Declarer none. [latin clarus clear]